Skin Cafe: Pharmacist-Led Skincare, Made for Bangladesh
Most of the skincare products we see on shelves, from fancy serums to sunscreens, are made for Western skin and climates. They are tested in places where the air is dry, the sun is mildand sweat isn’t something people deal with all year round. For people living in Bangladesh, that’s a completely different story.
Our skin faces heat, humidity, pollution, and intense sun exposure almost every day. So, those heavy Western creams that protect dry skin in London winters? They often end up clogging pores and making brown skin oilier in Dhaka’s weather. And because melanin-rich skin reacts differently, even a little irritation or sun damage can leave dark marks that take weeks, sometimes months, to fade.
That’s why formulas built for Europe or the U.S. often fall short here. They are not ba...
